- (1930 - 1957) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- Ritzy (1930). Comedy. Co-written by Viva Tattersall. Co-written and directed by Sidney Toler. Longacre Theatre: 10 Feb 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Maude Mooney"), J.H. Brewer, Josephine Evans, Miriam Hopkins (as "Nancy Smith"), John Junior, Katherine Renwick, Sidney Riggs, Ernest Truex (as "Edgar Smith"). Produced by L. Lawrence Weber.
- Sailor, Beware! (1930). Comedy. Written by Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson. Directed by Kenyon Nicholson and Arthur Sircom. Lyceum Theatre: 28 Sep 1933- Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/500 performances). Cast: Murray Alper (as "Herb Marley"), John Bard, Audrey Christie, Ruth Conley, Edward Craven, Josephine Evans (as "Dode Bronson"), Larry Fletcher, Bradford Hatton (as "Luther Reed"), George Heller (as "Wop Wilchinski"), Ross Hertz (as "Spud Newton"), Harry Hornick (as "Señor Gomez"), Paul Huber (as "Lieut. Loomis, U.S.N."), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Chester Dynamite Jones"), Horace McMahon (as "Mattie Matthews"), Rod Maybee, Edgar Nelson, Don Rowen, Ann Thomas, Ann Winthrop. Replacement: Effie Afton (as "Ruby Keefer"). Produced by Courtney Burr.
- Play, Genius, Play! (1935). Comedy. Written by Judith Kandel. Scenic Design by Cirker & Robbins. Directed by Jo Graham. St. James Theatre: 30 Oct 1935- Nov 1935 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "First Girl"), Hardie Albright (as "Paul Carey"), Walter Armin (as "Proprietor"), Barbara Brown, Theresa Maxwell Conover (as "Mrs. Margaret Carey"), Clarence Derwent (as "Albert Sterne"), Len Doyle (as "Healy"), John T. Dwyer (as "Uncle Richard"), William Fay, Walter Fenner, Maurice Freeman, Mercedes Gilbert (as "Ambrosia"), Charlotte Gloer, Vaughn Godfrey, Ferdinand Gottschalk (as "Mr. Jay Carey"), Butler Hixon, Vera Hurst (as "Cousin Annabelle"), Stapleton Kent (as "Holliday"), Linda Leeds, William Morris (as "First Man"), Gertrude Mudge, Gavin Muir (as "Monty"), William Norton, Beverly Parker, Sidney Riggs, Virginia Sale, Saranoff, Mildred Schroeder, W.W. Shuttleworth, Craig Williams, Judith Wood, Sam Wren (as "Jorje Carey"). Produced by Lew Cantor.
- Beverly Hills (1940). Written by Lynn Starling and Howard J. Green. Directed by Otto Preminger. Fulton Theatre: 7 Nov 1940- 30 Nov 1940 (28 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Mrs. Burnside"), Ilka Chase (as "Jean Harding"), Frank Chew, Peter Chong [credited as Peter Goo Chong], Helen Claire, Frederick De Cordova (as "Policeman"), Violet Heming, William J. Kelly, Enid Markey, Doro Merande (as "Miss White"), Lea Penman (as "Geraldine Smith"), Robert Shayne (as "Art Browder"), Clinton Sundberg, William Talman (as "Ted Farlow"). Produced by Laurence Schwab and Otto Preminger.
- My Sister Eileen (1940). Comedy. Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, from stories by Ruth Kennedy. Dance sequences staged by Paul Seymour. Dance sequences stages by Paul Seymour. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Lighting Design by Al Alloy. Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Biltmore Theatre (through 4 Aug 1942. Moved to The Martin Beck Theatre until 21 Nov 1942 then moved to The Ritz Theatre until 13 Dec 1942 then moved to The Broadway Theatre until close): 26 Dec 1940-16 Jan 1943 (864 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Violet Shelton"), Michael Ames, Shirley Booth (as "Ruth Sherwood"), Alan Brixey, Morris Carnovsky (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Peter Coe (as "Future Admiral") [credited as Peter Knego], George Cotton, Tom Dillon, Donald Foster, Eda Heinemann (as "A Prospective Tenant"), Gordon Jones, Joseph Kallini, Bruce MacFarlane, Paul Marion, Charles Martin, William Post Jr., Richard Quine (who would later direct a film version of the play, My Sister Eileen (1955)), Helen Ray, Eric Roberts, Mel Roberts, Jo Ann Sayers, Paul Seymour, Benson Spring, Joan Tompkins, Robert White. Replacement actors during Biltmore Theatre run: Joe Bush (as "Future Admiral"), Henry Jones (as "Frank Lippencott"), Dave Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Priscilla Newton (as "Helen Wade"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Roy Roberts (as "The Wreck"), Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Jerome Thor (as "Future Admiral"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Martin Beck Theatre run: Tony Bickley Future Admiral"), Joseph Buloff (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Victor Finney (as "Future Admiral"), Thomas Hume (as "The Wreck"), Peggy Knudsen (as "Eileen Sherwood"), David Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Herbert Rissman (as "Jensen"), Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Ritz Theatre run: None noted. Replacement actors during Broadway Theatre run: None noted. Produced by Max Gordon. Note: Rates as one of the most successful (and profitable) productions ever produced on Broadway.
- (1944) Stage Play: Last Stop. Written by Irving Kaye Davis. Directed by Erwin Piscator. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 5 Sep 1944- 23 Sep 1944 (23 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Mary Stevens"), Seth Arnold (as "Walter"), Raymond Bailey (as "Howard Haines"), Daisy Belmore (as "Mrs. Miller"), Alan Brock, Catherine Doucet (as "Catherine Chandler"), Minnie Dupree (as "Mrs. Anna Haines"), Mavis Freeman (as "Isabel Haines"), Augusta French (as "Mrs. Baldwin"), Mary Gildea (as "Mrs. Manning"), Frederica Going, Nell Harrison, Eda Heinemann (as "Mrs. Mabledoor"), William Hughes, Enid Markey (as "Mrs. Chubb"), Laurie McVicker, Mary Perry, Clark Poth, Gregory Robins, Robert Stewart, Grace Valentine. Produced by Victor Hugo-Vidal.
- (1945) Stage Play: Carousel. Musical-drama. Based on "Lilliom" by Ferenc Molnar. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Scenic design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Majestic Theatre: 19 Apr 1945- 24 May 1947 (890 performances). Cast included: Russell Collins, Kathleen Comegys. Replacement cast included: Effie Afton (as "Mrs. Mullin"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1951) Stage Play: Courtin' Time.
- (1953) Stage Play: A Red Rainbow. Written by Myron C. Fagan. Scenic Design by Louis Kennel. Directed by Myron C. Fagan. Royale Theatre: 14 Sep 1953- 26 Sep 1953 (16 performances). Cast: William Adler (as "Rourke"), Effie Afton (as "Roxy Gainsborough"), Spencer James (as "Congressman Felz"), Will Kemp (as "Major Robert (Bob) Brainard"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "Senator Derlin"), William Martel (as "Gorman, a Detective"), Robert Middleton (as "J. Kerrigan Kane"), Mary Alice Moore (as "Arline Mason"), William Remick (as "Jensen"), Winston Ross (as "District Attorney Britt"), Hans Josef Schumm (as "Boris Sarno"), Howard Smith (as "Inspector Scanlon, Chief of Homicide"), Ruthelma Stevens (as "Mrs. Russell Meadow"). Produced by Bruce Fagan.
- (1956) Stage Play: Middle of the Night. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. Incidental music by Lehman Engel. Costume Design by Motley. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. ANTA Playhouse: 8 Feb 1956- 25 May 1957 (on hiatus from 30 Jun 1956- 27 Aug 1956/477 performances). Cast: Edward G. Robinson (as "The Manufacturer"), Gena Rowlands (as "The Girl"), Effie Afton (as "The Neighbor") [final Broadway role], Martin Balsam (as "The Son-in-Law"), Joan Chambers, Anne Jackson (as "The Daughter"), Lee Philips, Nancy R. Pollock, Betty Walker, June Walker (as "The Mother"), Janet Ward. Produced by Joshua Logan.
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